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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-08-20

THERE was pleasant wedding
took place in GAINESVILLE on Wednes-
day evening at O'Clock at the resi-
dence of the brides father, in which
the contracting parties were Mr.. John
J. G. Catlett and Miss Frances E.
Pack, one of Clarksville's most ami
able, intelligent and accomplished
daughters. The Rev. ID. l.. Bowles
officiated. The bride and groom, ac-
companied by the congratulations Of
numerous friends, left on the $3.50 p.
IN. train to spend their honey moon
at Monteagle. Mr.. Catlett has won
fair bride, and, though we are not &C
quainted with the gentleman, we
have so much confidence in tho
brides discretion, that We venture tC
say that he deserves his good fortune
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-08-20
Railroad Matters,

We see II stated In a correspondence to the
Nashville American that MIR. L. 8. Robinson.
heretofore train dispatcher at Paris, Tenn,
has been appointed Superintendent OF the
A. & T. railroad in place of Capt. r. L. Cobb
This statement is wholly without foundation.
Capt. Cobb is still superintendent and Mr..
Geo. Faxon assistant superintendent, and are
likely to remain so.
Trestle No. l, over what Is called Spring
Hollow, Will be In condition TO be crossed
this evening. The management have pushed
forward this work with a vlgor and energy
somewhat extraordinary. The bridge or tres
tie Is SOS feet long, having twenty-three iron
bents, secured In their places with solid stone
rests, and strong wooden and iron braces, and
the highest part Of the track is ninety feet
nom the ground. All Of this work has been
done In two weeks. Work will Immediately
commence on the bridge across Spring Creek
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-08-20

On Saturday afternoon, two young
men, Ed. Westenberger and Lee
Hodgson were playing and engaged
in tussel on the platform at the
back of McCormack's gallery, when
Westenberger fell over the bannisters
and broke one of his ribs. The dis
stance to the ground was thirty feet,
and the accident would probably
have been attended with more serious
consequences, but for high picket
fence which broke the force of the
Sfall.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-08-20

THE young folks had dance on
Friday evening at the residence OF
Pat Sullivan, on First street. 1t was
given in honor of Misses Maggie
Walsh and Dora Connors of Nash
vile, who had been visiting relatives
in the city, and who returned home
on Sunday morning, greatly to the
regret of their numerous friends and
sadmirers.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-08-20

WE are informed that there will
be a grand prohibition barbecue at
Jordan's Springs, August 81. Ex-
tensitive preparations are being
made, and distinguished speakers
shave been invited.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-08-20

YOU'VE, old, and middle aged, all
experience the wonderful beneficial
effects of Ayers Sarsaparilla. Young
children, suffering from sore eyes,
SIRE ears, scald head, or with any
scrofulous faint, become healthy and
strong by the use of this medicine.
Six bottles, S..
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-08-20


sions Of later times down to the pres
ent. TIE book will also contain a
war appendix, which Will interest
every family residing in Montgomery
county at the breaking out of the
war. This appendix records all of
the exciting events Of local charac-
ter occurring from the time of Lin
coins election to the fall of Fort Don
elson, public meetings, speeches and
actions of prominent men on both
sides, the muster rolls containing the
names of thousands Of Montgomery's
chivalrous boys who volunteered for
the Confederate service. A descrip-
ton Of the battle of Higgins lane, and
Col. Woodward's capture of the city
from the Federals, will also be found
in the appendix.
The book is printed in large, clear
type, on enameled paper of the very
best quality, bound in elegant style,
and is living monument Of the
goodness, energy, thrift and religious
devotion Of a people developing SUI
perior talent and brilliant genius. 1t
is not a mere compilation, bundle
of Inaccuracies and Biographies of OBJ
scure and undeserving men, like some
publications of the kind frequently
circulated, but of facts carefully COM
piled and ably handled. and the proof
has been submitted, in every instance,
when possible, to those best acquaint-
ed with the facts. A studied effort
has been made not to leave out any
circumstance of note, or character or
person whose history or deeds were
worthy of being included in a work
of this description, and to mention
none without merit. No man in
GAINESVILLE need feel ashamed of his
name or family appearing in 1t, and
no GAINESVILLE or Montgomery county
library, we think, will be complete
without it.
OF course such work must be ex-
pensive with SO many costly illustra-
tions, but the cost is insignificant as
compared with the value of the book
as history, teacher, souvenir,
and family record and heir loom to
be handed down to posterity that our
children, and their children, may
know something of their native place
and their ancestry.
The price of the book will be $40
on delivery. Only three hundred
copies have been printed, and the
work will be sold to order. The order
book is now ready for subscribers,
and as soon as filled will be with
drawn. A number have signifed
their desire for copies for their child
rem and friends. Those wanting two
or more copies should include the
number in their order. Citizens could
not present their children and friends
with more acceptable or appropriate
gift. 1t is not only to very many a
family record and history, containing
the names, birth, and biographical
sketches of loved ones, but also of oul
, neighbors and friends that will bring
up, in after years, pleasant and inter.
esting associations of the "auld lang
syne."
Canvassers will soon be around with
the book, and we trust our citizens
will show, in a substantial manner
their appreciation of the efforts of the
, publisher to rescue the past history
Of our beautiful and pleasant little
/ city from oblivion.
Respectfully,
i. | wv N TN
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-08-20

DON'T fill the system with quinine,
to prevent or cure Fever or Ague.
Ayers Ague Cure is the specific for
this disease, and leaves no poisons to
produce dizziness, deafness, head
ache, o. other disorders.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-08-20

2 THE sales at the Tobacco Exchange
will not commenced again until Thurs
day morning at s o'clock on account
of the Stock Show.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-08-20

THE Tobacco Exchange room has
been fitted up with an apparatus con-
sisting of revolving fans, propelled
by water power, which is q material
Improvement this hot weather.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-08-20

~ DoN forget the open air meetings
at Tompkins' grove in South Clarks-
vile. Services every evening at 8
o'clock to which everybody is cord
tally invited.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-08-20

A small boy, Lewis Wilson, son Of
Mr.. G. B. Wilson, Of this city was
thrown from a horse last TUESDAY
afternoon at Idaho Springs and broke
his arm. The arm was reset as quick
as possible and he Il doing well.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-08-20

SPECIAL trains will be run between
this city and Cherry Station at short
Intervals next Tuesday and Wednes-
day, for the benefit of those who at
tend the Stock Show. A timetable
will hereafter be published.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-08-20

The GAINESVILLE Electric Light Co.,
it is rumored, are about to add an ice
mandatory to their business.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-08-20
THE CHRONICLES CIRCULATION.


THE Rev. d. A. Brigham spoke in
Collinsville on prohibition on the
17inst.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-08-20

PRINCE WELLS, the champion
bicyclist of the United States, has
be- engaged to give performances at
the stock show during its continu-
ance.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-08-20

This the earliest city and 80
days before imitation by other manufacturers
be here
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-12-23
CURIOUS MENTAL DISORDER.

Accounts are given of attacks to
which the Esquimaux are sometimes
victims, for which no name has been
found. According to the description
an Esqrimau, While sailing in his ka-
jak upon q perfectly calm smooth sea,
is suddenly seized with a feeling that
his boat is tipping to one side; he
jumps to the other to preserve the
equilibrium, but this only makes mat
tiers worse and he abandons himself to
anxious and even frenzied attempts to
keep the boat from tipping; he can no
longer fish, and his troubles do not
cease until he gets in sight of shore or
another boat. These attacks are not
accompanied or preceded by any ma
laise or nasua; nor does there appear
to be any true vertiginous sensation,
but rather hallucination of the sense
Of equilibrium. The attack occurs
when the subject is apparently in full
health and is unattended with head
ache, palpitations, commissions, or par
alysis.-Pnts5urg Times.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-12-23
EE3KIRUTlTE JUSTICE.

Here is piece of good news for
thousands Of male people. A COW got
into mans garden and found an OLE
ander growing in tub, which was
painted green, and contained thirty
four thousand pounds Of dirt. The
cow ate the oleander, which is rich in
prussic acid, and straightway the OLE
ander killed the COW. Here, indeed,
is blessing that makes glad the heart
of many. You kill the marauding
COW that prowls around. living on the
neighbors, and at the same time get
rid of the thrice accursed oieander
that only blooms once in three hun
bred years, and has to be carried down
into and up out of the cellar by the
head Of the family twice a year. Oh,
fellow-mcn, slaves, tramplcd under
the feet of wandering COWS and lnigra-
tory oleanders, Freedom calls you
plant more oleanders, and leave the
gates open.-Balrdette.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-12-23
THE FOWL IN ISDI.l.

There he stands, ragged, dingy,
brown bird, but game to the backbone.
lie is an important bird, as, but for
him, the Anglo-Indian would have
poor times. Beef and mutton are not
to be had every DAY in the Mofussil
and when procureable only two or
three times q week. But fowl is to be
had. lie is the mainstay OF the Indian
khansalnah (head servant or steward).
There is form always gene through
on arriving at one Of these bungalows,
something after this fashion: "What
can you give for dinner khansamah?"
asks the traveller. "Whatever the
sahib likes" replies the inn-keeper in
u grand tone, as if boiled elephant
could be had on short notice. sWell
give me some beef The khansamah
is very sorry-no beef to be had.
Mutton, them" No mutton, either.
You feel you have done everything i'll
your power and leave il to the khansa-
NAH; and he gives you fowl-fowl
soup, fowl outlets, fowl curried, and
fowl done up in q dozen different
ways.-Ch0xaber's Journal.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-12-23
Couldn't Take the Case.

When Mexican Buchanan was play
ing in Sacramento many years ago a
local critic went for his acting of
Shakespeare very severely. Buchanan
went to well-known lawyer and con-
suited him rs to a suit. The lawye,
heard him all through and then said:
I'm very sorry cannot take your
case. I'm engaged for the heirs of
Shakespeare
The lawyer thought this was very
funny: and one day. being in San Fran
cisco, he met Tom Mcguire. They
went in to have u drink and the lawyer
told Tom the story. Tom laughed
heartily and drank his whisky. Then
lie said, kind OF thoughtfully:
II didn't know Shakespeare had any
heirs in Sacramento. San Funcisce
Chronicle.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-12-23

REVoLrERs, COWBol's. and cAr.i1Ry.,
The competitions upon the last day
OF the Wimbledon meeting are not the
least useful Of the series, AS they arc
intended toimprove the shooting of our
cavalry The need of this is greatin-
deed. Although as far back as the
civil war in the United States it was
proved, beyond doubt, that cavalry
armed with swords had not the reno
test chance of success against those
armed with revolvers, and though
every nation in Europe arms it's caval-
ny with the latter weapon, the English
War office-with even more than its
usual inpatitude and obstinacy-
refuses to furnish our cavalry with
this weapon. The revolver is q weap-
on requiring much practice to be of
value, but in the hands OF one who has
mastered its use lisa terrible weapon.
A cowboy of New Mexico is not re-
garded as g good shot unless when
riding at full speed along a line Of tele-
graph poles he can put ball into each
us lie passes it; and the result is that
although the Indians consider them
selves as more than match for the
regular cavalry they will fly before !.
party of cowboys, even if they ont
number them many times, While 100
cowboys would rightly consider them
selves as q match for a whole regiment
OF regular cavalry. The sword was al
admirable weapon in the olden days
butt soldier armed with only a sword
might be as well unarmed altogether
were he to meet one armed With re.
volyer who was an adept i'll it's USE
London Standard.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-12-23
THE pLEf.5DES.

Forty-fve years of observation have
shown that the tifty-three stars cata-
logued by Bessel in the Pleiades nearly
all have drift in space opposite to our
own. This drift is doubtless only ap-
parent, being due to the motion of the
solar system. Six of the stars do not
partake of this backward movement on
account of their extreme remoteness,
while two appear to move more rap
idly than the others on account OF their
nearness to us. The former are so dis
tant that the path. moderately esti-
mated at 81, 600, 600, 600 miles in length,
traversed by the sun during the forty
five years since Bessel's measurement,
becomes too small to be detected from
tLem.-Arka,asaw EursleT.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-12-23
A POWEHFUL REMEDY.

In the village of o., in Central
New York, lives sharp-tong led old
bachelor whom I have known for
twenty-five years as "Uncle John. :"
Uncle John is something of a char
acter about town, and not destitute Of
Yankee wit and shrewdness. He used
to make and vend in an amateurish way
a certain cough mixture, the merits Of
which he preached to his friends with
great enthusiasm. warranting the
remedy to cure any cold in twenty-four
hours cor no pay" One of his old
friends, whom We will call Ike, being
afflicted with severe coughing cold,
Uncle John used his best efforts in
argument, persuasion. and finally We
hement and profane scolding,
to get him to try the remedy.
But Ike could not be induced to
"chance it." Not long after this Uncle
John caught hard cold himself, which
was accompanied by most distressing
cough that shook his poor old frame
numerically. 1t did not, however, pre-
vent his coming down-to wn and "set-
TIM" as he called it, in likes market.
The cold hung on for week or more.
and the cough had grown no better.
Finally one day Ike resolved to brave
Uncle Johns sharp tongue. and tease
him a little about his failure to rid
himself Of the cold, and the following
dialogue ensued You are to under
stand that Uncle Johns replies were
interrupted by violent coughing.
"John?"
"What yer want?"
"Got q bad cold, 'ain't yea"
"Yes; got the wust ever had n my
life"
Hangs on pretty bad, don't it?'
sYes; beats all HI"
Hesitatingly, "Why don't you try
some O. y'r cough medicine you wanted
ter sell me?
II thought mebbe y was fool 'nough
ter ask that question: dyer s'pose I
want ter liue forever" - Editors
Dra7uer, in Harper's Magazine.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-12-23
Cheau Farming Lands South.

It is recognized fact that the cheapest
farming lands in America: to-day are in the
South. and men of much or moderate
means. looking for real estate investments,
or permanent homes. should not fail to visit
the following points, where SO many North
ern people are now settling. viz: Jackson,
sippi: Hammond. Croulcy. Jennings, Welsh
and Lake Charles. Louisiana. Round Trip
Tourist tickets. limited to June lst. 1888.
with stop-over privileges south of Cairo.
Illinois, are on sale to New Orleans. Jen-
nings and Lake Charles. For rates apply
to nearest ticket agent, and be sure your
tickets read via the Illinois Central Railroad
from Chicago or St. Louis. For pamphlet
entitled southern Home Seekers Guide"
and circulars concerning the above named
points, address the undersigned, ut Mall
chester. Iowa.
j. u. MERRY, Gen. West. Pass. ACT.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-12-23
Trials of a CnutOm -hia't"ei Elephant.

l am On elephant, standing less than
foot high. and weighing less than q
ponnd. have been an elephant for
month. Previous to being an Gle
liant l was Canton-aannel and cotton
remember distinctly how it felt when
lie clerk sent his scissors through me
70 get off the two yards which serve me
or skin. It thrills me to my cotton
interior yet, and brings tears into my
classy eyes.
Shortly after got home I was taken
out of the brown paper and laid on
Tie floor, with pattern pinned on me,
and then was cut out. If Canton
flannel elephant is allowed to make q
|nerry Jest, should be pleased to re-
|laark that I also felt very much cup
mp. Then I was sewed up partially on
i sewing-machine, and stuffed with cot
'on. don't know how much cotton
'here is in me, but I should say some
rns like bale, on rough guess. 1t
Vas stuffed, packed, and hammered into
1e and forced into my legs and trunk,
until actually thought should split
pen and compel them to make an
Eher elephant. Finally l was oil
e"ed up, and then my tail was fixed
w. and left loose enough to wag, or
s'hes to be wsgged, for I can't wag 1t
Iyself, being simply cotton, aud not
'5lng supplied with muscles. Then
" ears we've Capped on the side OF
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-12-23
Living Witnesses!

Ask any one who has used Dr. Pierce's
Pleasant Purgative Pellets as to their merts
They will tell you that pi,nples, blotches and
e-uptions disappear; that coustipat.on--that
breeder of disorders-is relieved; that the up
petite is restored; that The whole system is
renovated and regulated beyond any concep-
ton by these little wonder-workers. Being
purely vegetable, they are perfectly harmless !;
being composed of concentrated, active in
gradients, they are powerful! Purge and
purify the system and disease will be I'M
known. OF all druggists
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-12-23
Gatarrh Cured.

A clergyman, after years of suffering from
that ioalhsome disease, Ca'arrh, and val: ly
trying every known rcmeny, al last found q
pr, SC ,'pion which completely cured and
dreadfu disease somiing q self-addressed
anlned envv ope TO Prof. J. A. Lawrence,
3l2 Eaat Ninth street. viii receive the recipe
free Of CHARGE
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-12-23
A Graut I.ecacy

To bequeatl 10 your chiicren. is q strong.
clean, pure const.tut;on-buttcr than wealth.
beca':se it vii! never l;rove curse. You can
nosg!ye what you do not possess, but mothers
Will find in Dr. Pisrce's Favorits Prescription
wonderful help--corrscting al! weaknesses,
bringing their systems into perfect cond:.i lou,
so that their Children IN tainted, shall rise M
~ call them blessed!
There lie not druggist in nll the land
But always keeps u stock OH hand,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-12-23
A Good Investment

Is that which yields large returns from a
small outlay. Header, tie way ~ clear! No
speculation, no chance, big returns! II you
weakness-dont feel at all times Just as
you'd like to-headache to-day, backs che to-
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your blood is out of order. small outlay
and what large returns! You invest in DR..
Picrces Golden Medical Discovery and soon
pure, fresh blood courses through your veins.
and You are another being!
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-12-23

my mead and my glass eyes inserted
=. trunk turns under in such wav
mat am frequently hung up like q
ou.ton-hook for the night.
My keeper is baby, and he mako,
1t pretty lively for me, too. He acts
me on my launches Us though were a
rabbit or penguin, and then sticks
the clssors in my eyes. He also knocks
me about, and sits on ME, and allows
The dog to shake me like rat Tho
other day the dog carried me 'way
across the street. and absent-mindedly
lett me there. I never expected to SEQ
my little master again, but fortunately
the nurse came along just then and
took me home.
on the following morning the baby
insisted on playing with me while he
was taking his BATH and as matter of
course was thrust. under and soaked
through and through. I suppose I
should have taken cold if l had not
been made of Cantoa-nannel. I was
then wrung out and put in the oven to
dry. While there the bottoms of INV
feet We're burned of. They were half
soled later in the day, and that made
mo feel better. But very shortly after
cat came through the yard where I
was lying, and evidently mistook me for
rabbit, for she pounced on me, and
am willing to admit that when she
tore me open 1 felt all undcne. / was
afterward patched up with piece of
red flannel, which gives me rather a
loud air. !, was then used as a
football, and Knocked about with ten
mis- rackets until the thread got loose at
the base OF my eyes, and l was blind
elephant. Then was used as pin
cushion when the baby Was not play
ing with me. nave also been stuffed
into broken window to keep the cold
out, and on one occasion I heard the
cool remark that, saturated with kero-
sene, I would make an excellent kind
Ter.
Considering that I am used as box
ing glove, and continually covered with
coust-plaster, it makes me sad at heart
to think that a century is the average
limit of an elephants life. And it
makes me sad to have this Canton.
flannel hide on in summer. I think
every baby's baby white elephant
should have mosquito-net skin during
tho heated term. really have an aw-
full time Of it, and whenever I want to
weep my eyes are out, and 1 can't. The
other day! wept for an hour ont of one
eye, and 1 have felt lop-sidad ever
since
To tell the truth, I am weary of life,
and if you won't say anything I will
tell you little secret. Not long ago
was thrown in the closet, and some
moths got in me. They are thore yet,
eating away as fast as they can, and
think that in month shall be com.
pletely eaten up and digested, and free
from the torments of the bald-headed
little tyraat whom call master. Not
much longer will he dress me in dolls
clothes, and rock me in cradle, and
then use me to drive nails into the
floor. When I am all eaten up, il
there is enough of me left to make a
decent funeral, I am going to have the
following epitaph carved on my tomb
stone:
Here lies an elephant male Of cloth,
The victim of thu hungry moth.
--Haype1's Young People